caulo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable, e.g. caulotaxis n. Brit.

/ˌkɔːlə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/, U.S.

/ˌkɔloʊˈtæksəs/,

/ˌkɑloʊˈtæksəs/.

combining form of Greek καυλός (or Latin caulis) stem of a plant, forming first element in various technical terms of Botany, as ˈcaulobulb n. a leaf-bearing or floriferous stem swollen at the base, as in Ranunculus bulbosus, and many orchids. cauloˈcarpic adj., cauloˈcarpous adj. [Greek καρπός fruit] producing flowers and fruit on its stem and branches many years without perishing, as ordinary shrubs and trees., cauloˈrhizous adj. [Greek ῥίζα root] sending forth roots from the stem., ˈcaulosarc n. = caulobulb n., caulotaxis n. [Greek τάξις arrangement (after phyllotaxis)] (see quot.).

ΚΠ

1835–61 Henslow (cited by Webster for caulocarpous.)

1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 401 Caulocarpic, applied to plants which live to flower and fructify more than once or indefinitely.

1882 T. Hick in Jrnl. Bot. 297 The arrangement and relation of the central and lateral axes of a plant..for these the term caulotaxis will be found convenient.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	caulo-
释义	caulo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable, e.g. caulotaxis n. Brit. /ˌkɔːlə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs/, U.S. /ˌkɔloʊˈtæksəs/, /ˌkɑloʊˈtæksəs/. combining form of Greek καυλός (or Latin caulis) stem of a plant, forming first element in various technical terms of Botany, as ˈcaulobulb n. a leaf-bearing or floriferous stem swollen at the base, as in Ranunculus bulbosus, and many orchids. cauloˈcarpic adj., cauloˈcarpous adj. [Greek καρπός fruit] producing flowers and fruit on its stem and branches many years without perishing, as ordinary shrubs and trees., cauloˈrhizous adj. [Greek ῥίζα root] sending forth roots from the stem., ˈcaulosarc n. = caulobulb n., caulotaxis n. [Greek τάξις arrangement (after phyllotaxis)] (see quot.). ΚΠ 1835–61 Henslow (cited by Webster for caulocarpous.) 1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 401 Caulocarpic, applied to plants which live to flower and fructify more than once or indefinitely. 1882 T. Hick in Jrnl. Bot. 297 The arrangement and relation of the central and lateral axes of a plant..for these the term caulotaxis will be found convenient. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1835
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